What does mantle mean?
Definitions for mantle
ˈmæn tlman·tle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mantle.
Princeton's WordNet
mantlenoun
the cloak as a symbol of authority
"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
Mantle, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantlenoun
United States baseball player (1931-1997)
mantlenoun
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
blanket, mantlenoun
anything that covers
"there was a blanket of snow"
mantle, palliumnoun
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
"in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pallnoun
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
cape, mantleverb
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
mantleverb
spread over a surface, like a mantle
mantleverb
cover like a mantle
"The ivy mantles the building"
GCIDE
mantlenoun
(Geol.) The highly viscous shell of hot semisolid rock, about 1800 miles thick, lying under the crust of the Earth and above the core. Also, by analogy, a similar shell on any other planet.
Wiktionary
mantlenoun
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
mantlenoun
Anything that covers or conceals something else.
mantlenoun
The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
mantlenoun
The zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp.
mantlenoun
The cerebral cortex.
mantlenoun
The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
mantlenoun
A fireplace shelf;
mantleverb
To cover or conceal (something).
mantleverb
To become covered or concealed.
Etymology: mentel, later reborrowed from mantel, both from mantellum, diminutive of mantum, probably from Gaulish.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mantlenoun
A kind of cloak or garment thrown over the rest of the dress.
Etymology: mantell, Welsh.
We, well-cover’d with the night’s black mantle,
At unawares may beat down Edward’s guard,
And seize himself. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.Poor Tom drinks the green mantle of the standing pool. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
The day begins to break, and night is fled,
Whose pitchy mantle over-veil’d the earth. William Shakespeare.Their actions were covered and disguised with mantles, very usual in times of disorder, of religion and justice. John Hayward, Edward VI.
The herald and children are cloathed with mantles of water green sattin; but the herald’s mantle is streamed with gold. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.
Before the sun,
Before the heav’ns thou wert, and at the voice
Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest
The rising world of waters dark and deep,
Won from the void and formless infinite. John Milton.By which the beauty of the earth appears,
The divers-colour’d mantle which she wears. George Sandys.Upon loosening of his mantle the eggs fell from him at unawares, and the eagle was a third time defeated. Roger L'Estrange.
Dan Alexander Pope for thy misfortune griev’d,
With kind concern and skill has weav’d
A silken web; and ne’er shall fade
Its colours: gently has he laid
The mantle o’er thy sad distress,
And Venus shall the texture bless. Matthew Prior.A spacious veil from his broad shoulders flew,
That set the unhappy Phaeton to view;
The flaming chariot and the steeds it shew’d,
And the whole fable in the mantle glow’d. Addison.To Mantleverb
To cloke; to cover; to disguise.
Etymology: from the noun.
As the morning steals upon the night,
Melting the darkness; so their rising senses
Begin to chace the ign’rant fumes, that mantle
Their clearer reason. William Shakespeare, Tempest.I left them
I’ th’ filthy mantled pool beyond your cell,
There dancing up to th’ chins. William Shakespeare, Tempest.To Mantleverb
Etymology: The original of the signification of this word is not plain. Stephen Skinner considers it as relative to the expansion of a mantle: as, the hawk mantleth; she spreads her wings like a mantle.
The swan with arched neck,
Between her white wings mantling, rows
Her state with oary feet. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. viii.My frail fancy fed with full delight
Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease;
Ne thinks of other heaven, but how it might
Her heart’s desire with most contentment please. Edmund Spenser.The pair that clad
Each shoulder broad, came mantling o’er his breast
With regal ornament. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. v.The mantling vine
Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps
Luxuriant. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iv.I saw them under a green mantling vine,
That crawls along the side of yon small hill,
Plucking ripe clusters. John Milton.You’ll sometimes meet a fop, of nicest tread,
Whose mantling peruke veils his empty head. John Gay.He with the Nais went to dwell,
Leaving the nectar’d feasts of Jove;
And where his mazy waters flow,
He gave the mantling vine, to grow
A trophy to his love. Elijah Fenton, Ode to Lord Gower.There are a sort of men, whose visages
Do cream and mantle like a standing pond;
And do a wilful stillness entertain,
With purpose to be drest in an opinion
Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit. William Shakespeare.It drinketh fresh, flowereth, and mantleth exceedingly. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 46.
From plate to plate your eye-balls roll,
And the brain dances to the mantling bowl. Alexander Pope, Horace.When mantling blood
Flow’d in his lovely cheeks; when his bright eyes
Sparkl’d with youthful fires; when ev’ry grace
Shone in the father, which now crowns the son. Smith.
Wikipedia
Mantle
A mantle is a piece of clothing, a type of cloak. Several other meanings are derived from that.
ChatGPT
mantle
The mantle is a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary bodies. It lies between the core and the crust, and makes up a significant portion of the planet's structure. This region is primarily composed of silicate rock and is semi-solid. The Earth's mantle, for example, is extremely hot and is responsible for plate tectonics and volcanic activity. It can also refer to a significant role or responsibility that one person passes onto another, often used metaphorically. Lastly, it can refer to a covering or shell, like the mantle of a mollusk or the mantle over a fireplace.
Webster Dictionary
Mantlenoun
a loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope
Mantlenoun
same as Mantling
Mantlenoun
the external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus
Mantlenoun
any free, outer membrane
Mantlenoun
the back of a bird together with the folded wings
Mantlenoun
a mantel. See Mantel
Mantlenoun
the outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth
Mantlenoun
a penstock for a water wheel
Mantleverb
to cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise
Mantleverb
to unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used figuratively
Mantleverb
to spread out; -- said of wings
Mantleverb
to spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool
Mantleverb
to gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc
Etymology: [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L. mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the root of tela cloth. See Manual, Textile, and cf. Mandil, Mantel, Mantilla.]
Wikidata
Mantle
A mantle is an ecclesiastical garment in the form of a very full cape which extends to the floor, joined at the neck, that is worn over the outer garments. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic churches, the mantle is a monastic garment worn by bishops, hegumens, archimandrites, and other monastics in processions and while attending various church services, such as Vespers or Matins; but not when vested to celebrate the Divine Liturgy. Unlike the Western cope, the mantle is worn only by monastics. The klobuk is worn over the mantle.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mantle
man′tl, n. a covering: a cloak or loose outer garment: spirit: (zool.) the thin fleshy membrane lining a mollusc's shell: a conical wire-network covered with some highly refractory earth that becomes luminous under a flame.—v.t. to cover: to disguise.—v.i. to spread like a mantle: to revel: to joy: to froth: to rush to the face and impart a crimson glow, as blood.—ns. Man′tlet, Man′telet, a small cloak for women: (fort.) a movable shield or screen to protect an attacking force, or gunners while serving their guns; Man′tling, cloth suitable for mantles: (her.) the representation of a mantle, or the drapery of a coat-of-arms. [O. Fr. mantel (Fr. manteau)—L. mantellum, a napkin.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
mantle
A long flowing robe, worn in the Middle Ages over the armor, and fastened by a fibula in front, or at the right shoulder. The mantle is an important part of the official insignia of the various orders of knighthood.
Suggested Resources
Mantle
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MANTLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mantle is ranked #16900 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mantle surname appeared 1,685 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Mantle.
90.6% or 1,528 total occurrences were White.
4.3% or 73 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.2% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Anagrams for mantle »
lament
Lament.
malent
mantel
mental
manlet
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mantle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mantle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of mantle in a Sentence
I'll tell you what, I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck Schumer of New York, so I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.
For us, it’s been really hard, all I have now is pictures, an urn sitting on the mantle.
In saffron-colored mantle, from the tides of ocean rose the morning to bring light to gods and men.
When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moons mantle.
I'm very angry because our country is being run horribly, and I will gladly accept the mantle of anger, and I won't be angry when we fix it.
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- عباءةArabic
- абаBulgarian
- Mantel, Erdmantel, Hirnrinde, Glühstrumpf, Umhüllung, Rinde, HülleGerman
- μανδύαςGreek
- mantelo, termanteloEsperanto
- mantoSpanish
- vaippa, aivokuori, sukka, mantia, hehkusukka, peite, miehustaFinnish
- manteauFrench
- cleòcScottish Gaelic
- אַדֶּרֶתHebrew
- आच्छादनHindi
- möntullIcelandic
- mantelloItalian
- マント, マントルJapanese
- 망토, 맨틀Korean
- amictusLatin
- мантијаMacedonian
- mantel, aardmantelDutch
- mantelNorwegian
- płaszczPolish
- mantoPortuguese
- manta, mantieRomanian
- манто́, калильная сетка, мантияRussian
- áo choàngVietnamese
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